Known for Acting
Birthday
October 30, 1975
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Biography
Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

House

American Dad!

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Gotham

30 Rock

New Girl

Arrested Development

Superstore

Nip/Tuck

Will & Grace

The League

The Mindy Project

Man Seeking Woman

Cougar Town

You're the Worst

Harry's Law

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

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